Blender Brings Cult Comic 'Agent 327' to Life in 3D Animation
Award-winning open-source studio Blender Institute releases ambitious three-minute teaser for full-length animated feature based on Dutch artist Martin Lodewijk’s classic comics.
Category: Digital Media
Genius Brands Teams with Fathom for One-Night Theatrical Event for ‘SpacePOP’
Hit animated series from Genius Brands International, 'SpacePOP: Not Your Average Princesses,' voyages to the big screen as a special one-night event in cinemas this fall.
Australian International Animation Festival 2017
Begins: May 12, 2017
CSU Animation & Visual Effects present the 14th Anniversary of the Australian International Animation Festival, running Friday, May 12 through Sunday, May 14, 2017.
Warner Bros. Television Group Ups Peter Girardi
Warner Bros. veteran promoted to newly-established position of executive vice president of digital studio Blue Ribbon Content and Warner Bros. Animation, Alternative Programming.
In Business, Cartoons, Digital Media, People, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
SIGGRAPH 2017
Begins: July 30, 2017
SIGGRAPH 2017 will take place from July 30 – August 3, 2017 in Los Angeles.
In CG, Digital Media, Event, Places, Technology, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects | Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits
VIEW Conference 2017
Begins: October 23, 2017
VIEW 2017 will take place October 23 to 27 in Turino, Italy.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Places, Technology, Virtual Reality | Event Types: Animation, Conferences, Exhibits, Screenings, Visual Effects
Stop-Motion ‘Senataur’ Series Awarded Pilot Funding
Alec Pinkston’s stop-motion animated irreverent political satire awarded $70,000 production fund from ‘The Next Great Animated Series’ competition presented by Project Greenlight Digital Studios and Tongal.
WildBrain, Red Kite Developing Animated ‘Tulipop’ Series
Characters from Icelandic brand Tulipop to be developed into a YouTube short-form series by DHX Media-owned multi-platform kids’ network WildBrain in collaboration with Ken Anderson of Red Kite Animation.
Sander Schwartz, SYBO Sign New Pact for ‘Subway Surfers’
Daytime Emmy-winning producer and former Warner Bros. Animation president signs with Copenhagen-based SYBO to take’ Subway Surfers’ from mobile game to animated series for television, film and other platforms.
Nickelodeon Launches Brand-New Entertainment Lab
Designed to identify and experiment with new and emerging technologies, mew Nickelodeon Entertainment Lab aims to fuel production opportunities and content creation.
MarcoPolo Learning Forms Global Partnership with Boat Rocker Media
Led by Boat Rocker Ventures with participation from leading global technology and children’s media investors, mobile-based early childhood education company secures $8.5 million in funding.
DHX Media’s WildBrain Appointed Exclusive Global Manager of Tuba N’s Larva YouTube Channel
Company looks to expand Korean online kids’ series beyond Asia.
MONDO Acquires English-Language Market Rights to French Animated Series ‘LastMan’
Based on the acclaimed comic series by Balak, Bastien Vivès and Michaël Sanlaville, ‘LastMan’ is directed by acclaimed music video director and animator Jérémie Périn.
Aardman Nathan Love Helps Educate Viewers on How to Save a Life in Emergencies
Animation studio develops interactive narrative experience for FEMA.
Multi-Award Winning Character Studio Launches MPC Life
New character and creature group to offer MPC Advertising’s proprietary ACE animated character engine tool for character-driven storytelling across a range of digital platforms.
In 3D, Business, CG, Digital Media, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Genius Brands Expands Global Distribution of Animated Music Series ‘SpacePOP’
Company licenses content for distribution via WeKids in China and U Music TV in the U.K.
Henson Signs New Broadcast Deals for ‘Splash and Bubbles’ and ‘Dot.’
New broadcast licensing deals for hit preschool underwater CGI-animated adventure series and digital series based on the picture book by Randi Zuckerberg signed with key international partners.
Not To Scale and BBH Partner on Domestic Violence Campaign
Animated short music video reaches out to women in abusive relationships.
In 2D, CG, Commercials, Digital Media, People, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe
‘Masha and the Bear’ Episode Reaches 2 Billion Views on YouTube
The only animated video included in the top 10 most viewed videos of all time, ‘Masha and the Bear’ episode ‘Recipe for Disaster’ receives more than 2 billion views on YouTube to become the #5 most watched video on YouTube.
In 3D, Business, Cartoons, CG, Digital Media, Interactive | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: All
45 Projects Selected for APD 2017
Selected projects from Germany, France, Spain, the UK, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia, Ukraine, Israel and Australia to participate in co-production, financing and distribution forum running alongside the 24th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film and FMX 2017.
In Business, Digital Media, Event, Films, Short Films, Television, Transmedia | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels, FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX, ITFS | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Brass Helps Bring CBBC Documentary to Life
Leeds-based company provides digital animated sequences for the latest installment of CBBC series ‘My Life.’
In Art, Business, Digital Media, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: All
Cat Agent’ and ‘Deep Space 69’ Head to MONDO’s VRV
New seasons of the expanded adult-oriented animated series to premiere on MONDO’s VRV, a new video experience from Ellation.
Assorted Nuts Goes Digital with The Nuttery Entertainment
Award-winning team forms digital-first studio, announces first gaming title, ‘Whiskey ‘n’ Zombies.’
SO YOU THINK ROBOTS CAN'T REPLACE ARTISTS
A message from the future with a warning for all creative souls...
In 2D, 3D, Acting, Anime, Business, Cartoons, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Films, Games, Interactive, Mobile and Wireless, Motion Graphics, Music and Sound, Post-production, Previs, Production, Short Films, Stereoscopic 3-D, Technology, Television, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects, Voice Acting, Writing | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: FADE IN: on Screenwriting, by Jeffrey Scott
‘VIXEN: The Movie’ Heads to Blu-ray May 23
Feature-length film combines the first two seasons of the CW Seed digital series into a single uniform story with 15 minutes of all-new, never-before-seen content
